New Buttons

On the right side of the blog, I've added four new buttons. Three are links to Amazon.com wish lists I set up. These are books I want to read or own very much! I collect Newbery and Caldecott award books, starting way back in 1922 (Newbery) and 1938 (Caldecott). I have the first 1-2 of each, and lots of more recent onces scattered around, but I'm always into expanding my collection.

I also added a link to a very cool website called FreeRice. The idea is that you play a little vocabulary game and for each word you correctly match to its proper definition, the FreeRice website donates 20 grains of rice to people in need around the world. Check out the FAQ to see who gets the rice and who donates. Also, look at the list of countries that have made a commitment to donate money to end world hunger. It's a little sad to see so many "humanitarian", "developed" countries at the bottom of the list.